Trade Deadline Eve

A disastrous fourth quarter led to another blowout loss for the Lakers, this time to the Pistons on Tuesday night. Pete and Darius break down the team’s fight to hang in for three quarters, how the loss showed the same flaws that have plagued the team lately, and much more. And t ...  Show more

After the Spurs beat the Thunder three straight times, and with Nikola Jokic out at least a month for the Nuggets, Pete and Darius look at the possible shifting balance of power at the top of the Western Conference. And then later the guys preview the Lakers matchup with the Pist ...  Show more

Justin, Rob, and Wos were live on our new Ringer NBA Youtube Channel to recap the NBA trade deadline. They discuss the teams that did nothing at the deadline, including the Lakers, the depth pieces that the Celtics, Knicks, and Mavs added, and all the other deals from trade deadl ...  Show more

Verno and KOC discuss a mediocre NBA trade deadline that saw no real impactful moves made. They go through the winners of the deadline, including the Knicks and Mavericks, as well as their disappointment with the Lakers and Warriors for not making any moves (08:40). Next, they di ...  Show more

HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo 30 minutes before the NBA trade deadline to discuss the trades that have already happened as well as the one coming through at the eleventh hour. They point out desperate trades, teams who didn’t do enough, and more (2: ...  Show more

Justin, Rob, and Wos join to discuss why Joel Embiid didn't play against Nikola Jokic again and have a bigger-picture conversation around load management and the NBA regular season (1:23). Then, they talk about the most interesting teams ahead of the trade deadline and start with ...  Show more